DSD to Naim DAC V1

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I am trying to stream DSD to a Naim DAC V1 without converting to PCM First but all I hear is static. Everything else works fine in PCM mode.

I use USB to connect a Mac AIR
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running Sierra to the DAC.

If I convert to PCM I hear the music and it sounds pretty good - However NAIM says the DAC should be able to convert DSD to analogue so I would like to hear what that sounds like. If I set Audirvana Preferences using Native DSD Capability “DSD over PCM standard 1.0” or 1.1 all I hear is static. If I select “None: Convert to PCM” I hear the music.

I attached some shots of the DAC firmware which is all up to date and A+ preferences both with PCM and DSD.

If you are trying to help, lets not get into discussions on the value of DSD - I would simply like to hear it and try for myself.

Thanks for any help on this.
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This dac is not nativly capable of using DSD files. Please check Naim Webpage

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Actually, with the current firmware, the Naim DAC-V1 is supposed to play up to DSD 128K: https://www.naimaudio.com/news/21751/dsd-playback-now-available-naim-audio-dacs.

I just downloaded a trial version of Audirvana and am also experiencing an epic failure. So far, whenever I play a DSD file, the playback in Audirvana changes from the play button to the pause button, but the timeline stays at 0:00.

FWIW, the Active Device settings say “Supported DSD rates DSD64, DSD128”.

Can someone at Audirvana please help?

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